Baby Animal Cupcakes
- Level: Easy
- Yield: Makes 24 cupcakes. (12 chickies and 12 bunnies)
- Total: 1 hr 10 min
- Prep: 45 min
- Cook: 25 min
Ingredients
1 box (18.25 oz.) yellow cake mix
1 can (16 oz.) vanilla frosting
Red and yellow food coloring
For decorations:
1 cup STARBURST® Brand Jellybeans
1/2 cup M&M'S® Brand Minis Chocolate Candies
12 pieces STARBURST® Fruit Chews
12 Large marshmallows
Pink sugar crystals
Chocolate sprinkles
Directions
Special equipment:
2 12-cup cupcake tins 24 paper cupcake liners- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line the muffin cups with the paper cupcake liners. Prepare the cake mix according to the package instructions, divide the batter between the cups. Bake for 21-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- 2. Remove from the oven, transfer to a wire rack, and let cool completely. To decorate, use the photo as a guide: For Bunny
- 3. Tint vanilla frosting light pink and frost the top of the cupcake.
- 4. Cut a marshmallow in half crosswise and squeeze the sides to make ears. Dip the sticky cut edges in pink sugar crystals and attach as the ears.
- 5. Cut a STARBURST® Fruit Chew diagonally and arrange as the bow tie.
- 6. Use M&M'S® Brand Chocolate Candies for the eyes and button, a STARBURST® Brand Jellybean for the nose, and chocolate sprinkles for the whiskers. For Chickie
- 7. Tint vanilla frosting a pale yellow and frost the top of the cupcake.
- 8. Use STARBURST® Brand Jellybeans for the rooster comb and beak and M&M'S® Brand Minis Chocolate Candies for the eyes.